Delwyn of the Realms: Storming Archives - Book 1
A Portal Fantasy series - By Kelly Proudfoot
In Delwyn of the Realms, we follow thirty year old Delwyn Tidwell through a mirror portal to the world of dreams. After a traumatic childhood, broken marriage and psychotic break, she flees to the country to lick her wounds and recuperate.
Her Aunt Gwen welcomes her to Magpie Meadows - a dairy farm in Australia. Gwen expects Delwyn to keep taking her medication and to attend therapy sessions with Dr Purdieu, however - Delwyn much prefers the world behind the mirror and only pretends to take her meds and endure therapy in order to appease her Aunt.
In the world of dreams (known as "Onesol") she meets her guide, Varun. He is half-man, half sea-horse. He teaches Delwyn all about Onesol and how to use it. She must not abuse her time there, as she learns that she has to face her Shadow to become properly integrated - in preparation for a destiny that will take her to the other realms and beyond!
Delwyn gets herself in and out of some sticky situations. Avoiding her Shadow brings much calamity, and keeping Onesol a secret proves to
be harder than she thought. Accompanied by Peter (Gwen's cat) she has many wonderful adventures in Onesol, before the "real" world closes in and
threatens to cut her off from the "fantasy" realm she adores.
Can she turn her back on Greg - the man who has always loved her?
Is Varun telling the truth about her destiny as a Portal Stormer?
Which realm is the fantasy?
"Delwyn of the Realms" (Book 1 in the Storming Archives) is a fantasy story that has adventure, a little romance, humor and a few dashes of horror!
The Story Behind This Book
Since I was a child, I've always been fascinated with mirrors. My elders had to cover the mirrors at night, as I was often found in front of them "talking to the other girl". I also dealt with hypnopompic hallucinations and astral projection. Later on, I became enamored with the idea of alternate worlds, portals to other dimensions and mythology. I've used my experiences and research into these realms for the creation of The Storming Archives.